Science and research funding

Connecting the UK with other countries through scientific international research collaborations, discussion and engagement.

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Funding, grants and opportunities open now

Funding for research, travel and workshop grants - and more. You will find all current opportunities here (listed by application deadline dates).

News and stories from across the British Council Science network

Read the latest news and stories from across the global British Council Science network.

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Newton Fund

With a UK investment of £735 million, the Newton Fund builds research and innovation partnerships.

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FameLab: science communication competition

The world’s leading science communication competition: participants have just three minutes to wow the judges.

Researcher Links

Researcher Links provides travel and workshop grants to researchers.

Institutional Links

Institutional Links offers grants supporting research and innovation collaborations.

EURAXESS UK

Find funding, jobs and information for researchers from the UK, or moving to the UK, on EURAXESS UK.

Professional Development and Engagement Programme

This programme supports skills development, dialogue and knowledge exchange in the research environment.

South Asia Science Programmes

Through our South Asia work in science, we are able to create opportunities for learning, institutional collaborations, and academic and scientific partnership.